Chinese and Western Literary Influence in Liu Cixin’s Three Body Trilogy

Will Peyton is an Independent Scholar and completed a PhD in Chinese and Comparative Literature at the Australian National University and was a visiting scholar at the Center for Chinese Studies at the National Central Library in Taiwan. His other work is featured in The International History Review and The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies.

“This book greatly appeals to readers and scholars of science fiction, Chinese literature, translation studies, global studies, as well as those interested in close readings of Liu Cixin’s seminal trilogy in light of its historical and literary con-text.” (Jerome Winter, SFRA Review, Vol. 53 (3), 2023)

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Humanism through Scientism.- Chapter 3: Utopia through History.- Chapter 4: Afterword.